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Informal Workers in the Global South and the Global Labor Movement

Today, among many Marxists and labor scholars in the Global North, the largest segments of the world’s workforce is, amazingly, rarely considered or conceptualized as part of the working class. The segment of the workers I´m referring to is the world’s informal workers, especially the informal workers in the Global South and in Africa.

ResearchRachel WolfeApril 22, 2024capitalism, labor movement, South America, Africa, class-consciousness

Sexual and Reproductive Health Across Africa: Challenges and Opportunities

While Sub-Saharan Africa has experienced impressive gains in economic growth in past decades, other aspects of the region’s development are lagging. Women and adolescents carry much of the burden as they experience critical gaps, particularly in the areas of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).

ResearchRachel WolfeDecember 18, 2023special collections, reproductive health, sexual health, Africa

The Emerging Phenomenon of Anti-Chinese Populism in Africa

Episodes of populism have emerged lately in Africa as a viable electoral strategy. Amid the upward trend is the dimension of the populist strategy that amplifies the reactionary sentiments of China’s growing role and influence in the country for political ends.